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Motivational Enhancement System for Adherence (MESA) for Youth Starting ART

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02761746

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Official title

Motivational Enhancement System for Adherence (MESA) for Youth Starting Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)

Brief summary

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This study is a multi-site (Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; Philadelphia, PA, Washington, DC; Aurora, CO; Miami, FL; and Baltimore, MD), two-group randomized controlled trial testing a two-session intervention designed to increase motivation for adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) among youth living with HIV (YLH) newly recommended to begin medications. Participants are randomized to receive the intervention, Motivational Enhancement System for Adherence (MESA), or the control condition, System for Health (SH: healthy eating and physical activity information). Both groups receive the standard of care regarding the initiation of ART. ART adherence (visual analog scale and hair sample assay) and health outcomes (viral load results, and CD4 counts) are assessed. Additionally, potential mediators (HIV knowledge, motivation for adherence, and self-efficacy for adherence) and predictors of intervention response (substance abuse, mental health symptoms, executive functioning, and stressful life events) are assessed.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02761746
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Wayne State University
Other
Enrollment
155 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Behavioral

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
16 Years to 24 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Feb 21, 2016
Primary completion
Apr 29, 2021
Completion
Apr 29, 2021
Last update posted
Aug 18, 2022

2016 – 2021

United States locations

U.S. sites
7
U.S. states
7
U.S. cities
7
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles Los Angeles California 90027
University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora Colorado 80045
Children's National Medical Center Washington D.C. District of Columbia 20010
Univeristy of Miami School of Medicine Miami Florida 33101
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland 21287
Wayne State University Detroit Michigan 48201
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104

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